학술논문
Subjective Wellbeing and Resilience at the Individual Level : A Synthesis Through Homeostasis
Document Type
Chapter
Author
Cummins, Robert A., author
Source
Toward an Integrated Science of Wellbeing, 2023.
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
This chapter brings together ideas on resilience, from biology and psychology, to describe a single integrated system of homeostatic control for subjective wellbeing (SWB). SWB is a composite variable containing both emotion and mood. The emotion serves to inform the brain about relevant changes in the internal (interoceptive) and external environments. The mood component is characterised as a composite of the three affects: happy, content, and alert. These combine to form homeostatically protected mood (HPMood), which is the phenotype of a genetically determined process. HPMood exists as a weak, background effect that is present in all thoughts about the self, including SWB. Its purpose is to maintain a positive outlook in consciousness, and its level is unchanging within a narrow range around a setpoint for each person. It is proposed that understanding subjective wellbeing homeostasis is central to understanding sustainable wellbeing for humankind.